Sagiro's Story Hour Returns (new thread started on 5/18/08)

[KidCthulhu]

I had my chance to go visit baby Elanor, and to bring Kodiak some well deserved sushi. Instead I got pukin' sick with the flu, and couldn't go.

My heart sings too. I'm looking forward to watching her grow! (I still think Nolin is a nice name for a girl.)

 

[MTR]

Congratulations! You'll soon understand your parents.

One piece of advice: whatever blanket/stuffed animal/etc you get as a comfort item, get two. Or even three.

 

[Miln]

One piece of advice: whatever blanket/stuffed animal/etc you get as a comfort item, get two. Or even three.

I can't second this strongly enough.

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

Congratulations, she is adorable!

Nothing is more overwhelming and at the same time more wonderful than becoming the father of someone so precious. Life will literally never be the same for you again.

 

[LightPhoenix]

Woot!!!

Congrats to Sagiro and Kodiak!

 

[spyscribe]

Congratulations!

 

[Orichalcum]

Congratulations!

At some point recently Ladybird and I concluded that Elanor was the only really workable and good Tolkienish name out there - because it is a. pretty, b. allows the poor child to blend in 1st grade easily, c. is actually spellable.

May she be Elanor the Fair - and the Book-Reader - all her long and glorious days...

 

[Micah]

One piece of advice: whatever blanket/stuffed animal/etc you get as a comfort item, get two. Or even three.

Yup, but the key is to wash all the copies every time and rotate them in so they all look the same. Kids get too smart. They don't want the newer version of stuffed toby. They want the toby that has stains, is falling apart at the seams and looks like something you wouldn't donate to goodwill.

 

[KidCthulhu]

One piece of advice: whatever blanket/stuffed animal/etc you get as a comfort item, get two. Or even three.

The problem with this plan is that it presumes that you can guess what toy or blanket the kids going to fixate on. Sometimes they pick the most random thing. And by the time you know what the security thing is, damned if you can remember where you got it, or the store doesn't have them any more...

 

[Miln]

The problem with this plan is that it presumes that you can guess what toy or blanket the kids going to fixate on. Sometimes they pick the most random thing. And by the time you know what the security thing is, damned if you can remember where you got it, or the store doesn't have them any more...

True enough. The obvious answer is to buy three of everything, just in case!

Barring that, you'll just have to lament your child's fixation. But, never fear, in a few years you can post on some message board somewhere and try to warn some other new parent. It's a wonderful cycle.